Cell and Molecular Biology

Overview

As a research student in the Cell and Molecular Biology programme at the University of Essex , you’ll work at the heart of our internationally acknowledged and well-connected research community. We offer world-class supervision and training opportunities, and encourage you to engage with other researchers, professionals, practitioners and research users, where possible for example using the generous funding from Proficio to attend conferences and training courses.

Specialist facilities

Our School provides a comprehensive range of facilities for cellular and molecular biology research which include:

• fully automated laboratories with robotic liquid handling systems and equipment for cell culture, molecular biology and gene editing

• high performance computing cluster with 368 CPUs, 5.4 Tb of RAM and 700 Tb of storage for analyses of large biological data sets

• advanced bioimaging suite to visualise and analyse images of biological processes in real time

• range of facilities for cell and microbial culture

• X-ray crystallography and macromolecular interactions facilities for the biophysical characterisation of proteins and other macromolecules

• next-generation sequence analysis facilities

A dedicated study room allows all our postgraduate research students to have access to a desk and a computer outside of the research laboratories. This provides a focal point for our postgraduates, facilitating reading and writing as well as good communication and a sense of community.

Your future

Our graduates go on to a range of careers. Many choose to continue their scientific research taking up postdoctoral positions in the UK or overseas. Others go on to work in the pharmaceutical and biotechnology industries or governmental and non-governmental organisations.